Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has responded to Raheem Sterling’s comments about him leaving the club amid potential interest from Newcastle United.
Pep Guardiola said: “I didn’t know it. I didn’t think the club knew. Raheem is our player, hopefully he will be an incredibly important player for us. I don’t know if he wants to play more. Riyad (Mahrez) doesn’t play and he doesn’t complain, Joao (Cancelo) too. I cannot assure them, I cannot assure how many minutes each one plays. Always they have to speak on the pitch,” he said. Not Raheem, all of them. They know they are going to play minutes, all of them are involved. What I want from Raheem and everyone is they have to be satisfied to be here and delighted to be here. If that’s not the case he has to take the best decision for his family.”
Sterling will hope to make a rare league start and impress when City host Burnley on Saturday afternoon. The reigning champions currently sit in third after losing just once in seven matches and will be hoping to continue their fine recent record against Sean Dyche’s men.
